Shloka 109
कर्णभीमसेनयुद्धम् | Karṇa–Bhīmasena Engagement
Chapter 111
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि जयद्रथवधपर्वणि अलम्बुषवधे नवाधिकशततमोड<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi alambuṣavadhe navādhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
ఇతి శ్రీమహాభారతే ద్రోణపర్వణి జయద్రథవధపర్వణి అలంబుషవధవిషయక నవాధికశతతమోఽధ్యాయః సమాప్తః.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the ethical weight of the war narrative by marking the completion of a chapter centered on a killing. The implied reflection is on how dharma in war becomes entangled with vows, retaliation, and the inexorable consequences of violence.
This is the chapter-ending formula: it announces that, within Droṇa Parva and the Jayadratha-vadha section, the chapter themed around the slaying of Alambuṣa has concluded (counted here as the 109th chapter).